The Hidden Face of Local Power : Appointed Boards and the Limits of Democracy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holman, Mirya.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2025.

Summary:

The Hidden Face of Local Power explicates the purpose, role, and consequences of appointed boards in U.S.cities.Mirya Holman finds that cities create strong boards that generate policy, consolidate power, and defend the interests of businesses and wealthy and white residents.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Local Appointed Boards

Section I. Appointed Boards and the Political Development of Urban America

Section I Introduction

2. Machines, Progressives, and the Development of City Policy through Boards

3. Racism and Local Boards

4. Neoliberalism and Local Boards

Section II. Strong and Weak Boards Today

Section II Introduction

5. Institutional Rules Matter

6. Descriptive Representation and Board Appointments

Section III. Do Boards Matter?

Section III Introduction

7. The Policy Consequences of Uneven Power

8. A Veneer of Democracy

9. Political Institutions and the Possibility of Political Change

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4399-2672-7

OCLC:

1521502494